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Grade 10 Colonial Period
People were so impressed with                      descriptions the began calling the new land America.
  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Benjamin Riden
  3. Magellan
  4. Amerigo Vespucci
Grade 10 Colonial Period
The British                 made laws for all British people.
  1. Loyalists
  2. Parliament
  3. Governors
  4. Colonists
Grade 10 Colonial Period
Having fled religious intolerance in England, the Puritans in Massachusetts
  1. Were intolerant of persons who disagreed with their version of Christianity.
  2. Were tolerant of other Christian faiths and denominations.
  3. Were tolerant of Quakers and Catholics, but intolerant of Jews and atheists.
  4. Frequently established their cities upon hills to protect against Indian attack.
Grade 10 Colonial Period
In the religious view of the Puritans, you would get to heaven if
  1. You combined good deeds (works) in this world with faith in Jesus.
  2. You loved your neighbor and demonstrated that love by giving alms or charity.
  3. God predestined you to heaven or hell; no earthly act could change that.
  4. You followed the Pope's word as explained at Sunday Mass.
Grade 10 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not a characteristic of early New England society?
  1. Intolerance of individual deviations from prevailing values
  2. Highly patriarchal family life
  3. Extensive autonomy and self-government in local affairs
  4. Equality of the sexes in church affairs, but not in government affairs
Grade 10 Colonial Period
What lands were claimed by both the British and the French in 1754?
  1. Virginia valley
  2. Alabama valley
  3. Ohio Valley
  4. Pennsylvania Valley
Grade 10 Colonial Period

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Which of the following pieces of land did Spain receive after the French and Indian War?
  1. Quebec
  2. Philadelphia
  3. Louisiana
  4. Florida
Grade 10 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not a significant outcome of the start of Chesapeake tobacco cultivation?
  1. A surge of revenue to the English crown
  2. The emergence of a landed gentry, which enjoyed great social and political influ-ence
  3. A rush of newcomers from England, in pursuit of land and labor
  4. Campaigns to discourage migration by English women, who, it was feared, would distract male Virginians from their work in the fields
Grade 10 Colonial Period
In 1600s Virginia, a femme sole could do all of the following except
  1. Acquire Land
  2. Mangage Plantations
  3. Vote
  4. Act as a Lawyer
Grade 10 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not a central theme of Puritan thought?
  1. The Church of England is overly steeped in ritual and dogma.
  2. The quest for material prosperity is a sign of moral corruption.
  3. People enter this world either "elect" or "damned"; how they live their lives has no effect on their prospects for salvation.
  4. True "freedom" means following God's will, not one's own natural impulses.
Grade 10 Colonial Period
A "visible saint" was the term Puritans used to describe
  1. An angel descended from heaven.
  2. A beatified Catholic.
  3. A person who had experienced divine grace, often during a lightning storm.
  4. A scar or tattoo, usually on the forearm of the deceased.
Grade 10 Colonial Period
WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CORRECTLY DESCRIBES A LINK BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND SETTLEMENT IN NEW FRANCE DURING THE 17TH CENTURY ?
  1. The Appalachians were a natural barrier between the Iroquois territory and the French colony.
  2. The Canadian Shield made settlement of the colony easier.
  3. Harsh winters forced the French colonists to settle further south in the Appalachians.
  4. The St. Lawrence River attracted colonists to settle in the lowlands.
Grade 10 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not a significant trend of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English society?
  1. Large-scale displacement of rural people from the land
  2. Dramatic increase in population
  3. Elimination of gender hierarchies
  4. Enlarged public debate over the meaning of freedom
Grade 10 Colonial Period
Which of the following did not happen in the 1630s?
  1. Pequot War
  2. Roger Williams banished from Mass.
  3. House of Burgesses established
  4. Anne Hutchinson Trial
Grade 10 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not a significant feature of indentured servitude in seventeenth-century Virginia?
  1. Indentured servants never comprised more than a small percentage of Virginians, the great majority of whom arrived either as free settlers or slaves.
  2. Unlike slaves, indentured servants were held in bondage only for a limited pe-riod of time.
  3. Like slaves, indentured servants could be bought and sold, beaten, and denied permission to marry by their masters.
  4. Although servants could anticipate some kind of "freedom dues" (often a piece of land) upon completion of their indenture, many died before their terms expired.
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